1893 Purdue Boilermakers football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1893 Purdue Boilermakers football 1893 Purdue football team.jpg 285 Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association IIAA 5–2–1 4–0 D. M. Balliet 1st M. P. Randolph Edward Seixas William P. Finney Stuart Field IIAA champion The 1893 Purdue Boilermakers football team was an American football team that represented Purdue University during the 1893 college football season. Led by three successive head coaches, the team compiled a 5–2–1 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 334 to 144. William P. Finney was the team captain.1893 Purdue Boilermakers Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 6, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/purdue/1893-schedule.html2016 Boilermaker Football Media Guide Purdue University 2016 87 http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf 2018-06-20 2017-07-21 https://web.archive.org/web/20170721153507/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/pur/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/2016-17/misc_non_event/mediaguide.pdf dead Schedule October 14 Indiana Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry w 64–0 October 21 Butler Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN w 96–0 1,200 Defeated By Purdue The Indianapolis Journal October 22, 1893 4 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/16220996/defeated_by_purdue_butler_never_got_a/ Newspapers.com October 25 y Chicago Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry w 20–10 November 4 1893 Wabash Little Giants Wabash Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN w 48–8 November 11 y Michigan Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN l 8–46 2,000 Ann Arbor, 46; Purdue, 8: The Boiler Makers Meet with a Crushing Defeat at Lafayette The Indianapolis Journal November 12, 1893 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/21770228/ann_arbor_46_purdue_8_the_boiler/ Newspapers.com November 18 y y Wisconsin Randall Field Madison, WI l 30–36 https://www.newspapers.com/article/milwaukee-daily-news-wisconsin-beat-purd/200421342/ Milwaukee Daily News Wisconsin beat Purdue at football yesterday 36 to 30 November 17, 1893 June 27, 2026 Newspapers.com November 25 y Illinois Stuart Field West Lafayette, IN rivalry t 26–26 November 30 y 1893 DePauw DePauw Indianapolis, IN w 42–18 2022 Purdue Football Record Book https://purduesports.com/documents/2022/8/23/2022_Purdue_Record_Book.pdf Purdue University Athletics 79 January 29, 2023 Personnel Head coaches Princeton center D. M. Balliet arrived as Purdue coach by mid-September but departed later that month, before any games were played, to take back his old position on the Princeton team.The Weekly Journal Lafayette, Indiana 1893-09-15 7 Coacher Balliet Here https://www.newspapers.com/article/186321382/ Newspapers.comLafayette Daily Courier Lafayette, Indiana 1893-09-26 5 The West Side https://www.newspapers.com/article/186321523/ Newspapers.comThe Indianapolis News 1893-11-29 5 Coming Foot-Ball https://www.newspapers.com/article/186323006/ Newspapers.com He was replaced by M. P. Randolph, also of Princeton, who led the Boilermakers until leaving on November 6 to coach and play for the Columbia Athletic Club of Washington, DC.The Weekly Journal Lafayette, Indiana 1893-11-10 7 Notes https://www.newspapers.com/article/186321590/ Newspapers.com Edward Seixas of the Chicago Athletic Association took charge of the team for its last two games.Lafayette Daily Courier Lafayette, Indiana 1893-11-20 4 The West Side https://www.newspapers.com/article/186322822/ Newspapers.comLafayette Daily Courier Lafayette, Indiana 1893-11-22 5 The West Side https://www.newspapers.com/article/186404959/ Newspapers.comLafayette Daily Courier Lafayette, Indiana 1893-12-01 1 Still the Champions https://www.newspapers.com/article/186405226/ Newspapers.com The Purdue yearbook listed all three men as coaches; however, the school's football media guide credits only Balliet.The Debris '94 Purdue yearbook 1894 Purdue University Lafayette, Indiana 111 https://earchives.lib.purdue.edu/digital/collection/debris/id/13576/rec/1 Roster Bill Aldrich, QB Harry Bushman, HB-QB Leon Crowell, E Guy Deardorf, C Larry Downs, G-T Bill Finney, T-HB A. L. Fulkerson, C-G Dwight Gerber, T-QB H. W. Griffith, E Alpha Jamison, HB-FB-QB Joe Kerchival, G S. M. Kintner, QB Bill Koberlin, G Jesse Little, G-T Leon McAllister, E Nelson Olin, E Ed Oliver, E Ed Patterson, HB C. H. Robertson, T-G-C Babe Turner, G E. A. Van Volkenberg, FB All-Time Letterwinners https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners Purdue University Athletics January 29, 2025 January 21, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250121165451/https://purduesports.com/news/2009/8/6/all_time_letterwinners dead References Purdue Category:Purdue Boilermakers football seasons Purdue Boilermakers football